Plymouth motorcycle officer killed in crash

PLYMOUTH -- WCVB-TV reports that a police officer injured when his motorcycle crashed on Samoset Street has died.

Lt. Victor Higgins, the shift commander, confirmed the death. The officer's name and age were not released.

The officer was flown to Massachusetts General Hospital after the crash shortly before 2:30 p.m. near the entrance to Plymouth Mobile Estates.

Wicked Local Plymouth reported that the crash occurred on a dangerous stretch of road that has been the scene of at least two previous fatalities.

Sources said the officer was traveling on his police motorcycle with another motorcycle officer when he crashed.

The motorcycle landed nearly a quarter mile west of the intersection, between Seneca Lane and the entrance to the Village at Plymouth.

A resident of the village of Plymouth said he heard one horrific crash, followed by a second crash moments later. He walked out to the street and saw the motorcycle lying on the sidewalk just past the entrance to the development.

Samoset Street was closed at Pilgrim Hill Road and Seven Hills Road as local and State Police investigated the cause of the crash.

The officer's death comes at a painful time for police and firefighters. On Wednesday and Thursday, funerals will be held for two Boston firefighters killed in a blaze on Beacon Street.